When we traveled down to Nicaragua and Honduras last year when the toddler was 9 months we left our regular stroller at home and instead took the Bjorn baby carrier and another baby sling I got from Target. It was an easy decision to make -- all I had to do was imagine the route from my husband's grandmother's house to his aunts' and uncles' houses about two blocks away....

When we visited Madrid this past Fall I noticed that most of the babies being pushed around in strollers (or as my grandmother calls them -- bogecitos) were bundled in the most beautiful stroller blankets -- and of course, I developed major saco envy. These sacos de silla were nothing like the blah grey flannel and wool one we bought at Marshall's last year. So practical. So boring. So modern American...